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AN INTERNATIONAL FlsTICUFF.
United States Consul Brigham Knocked Out
by Mexican Judge in One Round.

Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. 3L-At 4 o'clock yester-
day evening United States Consul Brigham, the
United States Agent of the Mescaleros Apaches
went to the court room of Judge Zubia, magis-
trate at Paso del Norte. to transact some bust
ness regarding the recovery of
horses stolen from the Indians
They waited until o'clock and then went to
the residence of the Judge to see why he did
not come, according to agreement. He told
them his interpreter not present and he
had more important business hand, and the
consul and Cowart walked away. They felt in
suited, and Brigham said he would inform his
government Zubia ran several steps down the
walk, and coming up behind Brigham struck
him heavy blow oyer the head. The latter
started to use his cane, and Zubia ran into the
house and locked the doors. Consul Brigham
has telegraphed the affair to Washington, cor
roborated by Agent Cowart
Judge Zubia. in interview regarding his
assault upon Consul Brigham, said: Brigham
and Cowart had waited at the courtroom from
z to P. NJ. did not keep my engagement with
them because l had been detained at
home by sick wife. My inter-
prefer saws the consul used language
when speaking to me that Mexicans would call
insulting. and that be did not interpret moro
than half of 1t to me- Thereupon l ordered Co.
wart and Consul Brigham from my residence
On the street the Consul continued to use vio-
lent language and /, without any weapon. ran
down to him and struck him on the head with
my hand"
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Brief Mention.

tramp fired the Hampton school house. near
Buffalo, late on Monday night. The building is
almost a complete loss
When Weldon. Tuesday, freight on
the II linois Central railroad almost totally
wrecked. j. G. Coleman, the fireman, and w m.
Weson, brakeman. We're fatally injured.
A special election for Mayor held in Bel
videre Tuesday to fill the vacancy caused by
DIR. +. S. Whitmans resignation. The issue was
license license. and resulted in the election
of George II. Hurlbut. the license man, over
Judge G. B. Dean, by nine majority
The examination of D. Bronson Staples, the
assailant of Charles E. Winship, of Minneapolis
took place in Freeport Tuesday. He is
charged with assault with intent TO commit muir
der. He was bound in $100 600 for trial. He
has so far failed to secure bail. Winship is re-
covering.
The annual conference of tho Methodist Epis-
copal Church of southern Illinois will meet in
Olney. Sept. IA Arrangements have been made
to hold the Sunday services the State fair
grounds where there is abundance of shade,
shelter and water. bishop Foss will preach at
1880 a. M.
special election held in Peoria Tues
day for the purpose OF obtaining the sentiment
in regard to the construction of a new free bridge
vote polled. and it practically unanl-
nous for the bridge. The structure will cost
about $50 000
ton, Nov s, TO fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Robert S. Dilrich late Circuit clerk of
Randolph county He also ordered election,
Sept. 81, to fill the vacancy caused by the recent
resignation of Jacob Fawcett, county Judge of
10 Davess county.
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tirely satisfied with him. They like him and
they like his administration. No one else is
talked of but he.
"'You have no favorite sons TO bring forward
next year. thenf the Colonel was asked. Speak
Ing generally. and only so far as my knowledge
goes. l should say not. Senator Mcdonald is out
Of politics. Mr.. Hendricks is dead. No. don't
.hiuk Indiana will present a presidential candi.
late next year Mr. Cleveland suits us. Our
delegation will be a unit in his favor. have no
doubt whatever of his nomination. have said
that Indiana has no presidential candidate In
1883, but she will have a candidate for the vice
presidency
land who is he, prayP
"'Goyernor GRAY. He has a soldiers record.
He is still a young man comparatively; is bold.
aggressive, adroit and clever he is a splendid
politician and more than this he is immensely
popular with all classes of Indiana Democrats.
We will use our best endeavors to secure him
The nomination.
"Do you think Cleveland and Gray can carry
Indiana in 1888 against BaineP
Il have doubt of it. IL that ticket can't
sarry the State. none that we nominate can
"'Wouldn't General Black add more weight to
The ticket than Governor GrayP
mot in Indiana. / am a friend OF General
Black and do not wish to put myself in the at
tmating his strength He is very popular in
Illinois and the Northwest, but Gray is the
strongest Democrat in Indiana. l don't think
the Democrats can carry Illinois under any cir
cumstances. They can carry Indiana with Gov.
Gray holding second place the ticket. OF
this there is no question. For this reason, also,
Indiana cannot afford to be overlooked. IL we
want to win in 1883 must put forward our
strongest men,"
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Cieveland,s objectionable Picture

ST. Louis, Aug 3L-Trouble is breaking out
here over the recent Cleveland picture excite.
ment at Wheeling. and it now seems probable
that these scenes will be re-enacted during the
national eEcampment of the Grand Army Of the
Republic. A great many Democrats have ex-
pressed an intention to hang the Presidents
picture over the streets in front of their build
lngs and doubtless the q. A. Il. procession will
be given opportunity enough TO under
around IT, Street corner discussions over the
matter are frequent and warm, and two Demo
cratic papers Of the city having dispute
over it. One takes the ground that the Grand
Army was invited here bv the city, and that the
soldiers should be treated as their guests, and
nothing done oy citizens 70 cause them 10 regret
their visit. and expresses the hope that no Ceve-
land pictures will be flung to the breeze during
the encampment The other claims that the
Grand Army invited itself here; that 1t has
treated the city shamefully In tho Cleveland in
vitation trouble, and that in asking citizens 10
haul down their Cleveland banners upon the ar
rival OF the veterans IL is asking what cannot
and should not be granted.
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An Old Swindle Revived.

Special TO the Indianapolis journal.
LoGANsPoRT, Aug 31.-Recent developments
have brought to the surface a scheme to
dsfraud and rob the farmers The first move
made by the sharper is to write his victim let
Ger stating that distant relative in New York
or Philadelphia has Just died, leaving him a
large sum of ready cash. The amount is usually
placed at about s., 000 The farmer is urged to
keep the matter strictly to himself, at least
divulge it to his intimate friends only, and he is
urged to come to the city at the earliest possible
moment with as much $3.50 to pay legal ex-
penses. If he does not become suspicious he
follows the instructions and meets the agent who
eraciously informed him of his good fortune
at q hotel. The So, 900 in crisp, bills is
counted out to him and done up in a neat pack
age. He pays the illegal expenses" and ia given
package, the exact counterpart of the one
containing the bills. which he is advised to send
home bv express. When he reaches home and
anxiously tears open his package, to his surprise
he finds brick, waste paper and saw-dust-
Several complaints have been made to the au-
thorites by persons victimize5 in this way but
thus far no arrests have been made.
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A Service ofLoye.

Gen. Lloyd 8. Bryce in North Amircan Review.
friend told that he overheard the
following dialogue between two members of the old
State militia
Officer (haf jokingy)-"I guess III have to report
you for dsrespect to your superior"
Private tsturdily-'Report and be hanged. When
get home III discharge you
For the first and second speaker bore each other
in civil life the relation of ploye and employer
The Improvement in the discipline and military
spirit of the national guard would render the abovea
matter of extreme unlikelihood at the present day.
and so papable lack of courtesy from inferior
his officer would even be made the subject of inves
tigation and punishment by court-martal.
Indeed, the chang is immense from the old ''um.
brella and corn-stalk militia with its village
and carousng parades in bullfaced swallow tails
the present highly drilled and organized force each
State has at its call Yet organized these forces
are. highly drilled and improved they have been,
they have hardly attane ed perfection they vet
quite ready to assume the position that will undoubt
edly be theirs for in the Opinion of the far
sighted the regular destined to be sup lanted
by these State armies, till it becomes simply nucleus
for them to gather around. and a fountain head Of
instruction for the more popular branches.
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CINCINNATI. Aug. 81 An portant suit was
begun to-day in the UHited States Circuit Court
here against Smith, Vale & Co., of Dayton, o.,
and the Southern Cotton seed Oil Company.
and its promoters, by Geo. w. Hatfield, of
Arkansas. to recover certain patents oil press
boxes of which Hatfield is the inventor. and also
royalties for the manufacture of large number
of these boxes sold by Smith, Vale & Co. 1t is
alleged that in the practical use of the boxes
Hatfield discovered other improvements which
be suggested to Smith, Vale e CO., and for
which, by agreement with him, they to
obtain patents in his name, but instead, he
alleges. they procured patents therefor in their
own names. When the Southern Cotton seed
Oil Company was formed last spring, this and
other patents were taken by it at the valuation,
il is said, Of So 000, 900.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

An oil well. flowing 5000 barrels in twenty
four hours, is reported to have been struck
Cygnet, Ohio. It has caused a boom in land
thereabout.
Cheboyga Mich, from forest fires which are
destroying immense quantities of cord wood and
pine There has been rain for nearly two
months Late vegetables and fruit trees are
drying up.
The scaffoldng at the New Annunciation
Catholic Church. Williamsport Penn, gave
way yesterday morning, and four men fell
about sixty feet to the ground. Raphael Bokaa
and Charles Marbet we're killed, and John Win
ner and Thomas Raillo were very badly injured
and will probably die.
By tho collision. of Wild engine the ST
Paul 81 Duluth railroad with Wisconsin Cen
trail & North St Paul train. yesterday afternoon,
both engines were badly damaged. baggage
car smashed and both engineers Sinks the
wild engine, and Brooks, of the Wisconsin Gen.
trail. were so badly injured that their lives are
despared Of Engineer Sinks was at fault.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-In August 1863
John Prior enliste in Company /, Sixth lnd-
ana Cavalry, for three years, and received $25
advance bounty money. subsequently he was
tried by court-martial for murder. found guilty
and sentenced to be hanged. In September
1865, the com pany mustered out and dis
banded, and in the following month Prior's
sentence was commuted to i'm prsonment for
life In January, 1873, he pardonsd. and
released from confinement He filed an appli-
cation for pay and bounty for his army services,
and it has been decided that he is entitled to
paw as private soldier up to Sept. o. 1865.
when the company disbanded, but that he is not
entitled to bounty, because he did not receive
an honorable discharge from the army
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Losses by Fire.

DETROIT, Aug. 31-The livery barn of j. II.
Coles burned at $3.50 this morning, with its con-
tents. Greigs Hall, farmer from near Mount
Clemens. sixty-fve years old. persisted in the
flames, and his son. Henry Hall. aged twenty
years, and farmer named John Pearseal, bare
~ escaped They jumped from the second
story, sustaining only n general shaking-up.
Fifteen horses several wagons, and large lot
of hay and grain consumed. Coles's was
came in from the north, and it their p-ac-
tlce, after saeing their horses cared for, to 60
into the loft, spread blanket the hay and
sleep there. The fire is thought to have been of
incendiary origin, there never any fire or
light used in that part of the barn. A policeman
before the fire broke out. The loss is about
Sc, 900; insurance small
HURLEY, Wis, Aug 31.-The saw mills of
Kimball q Clark six miles west of this place.
were totally destroyed by fire early this morn
ing. Loss, 800, 900.
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ILLINOIS.
Mother Fatally Injured in an Effort to Save
Her Child's Life.

Mother Fatally Injured in an Effort to Save
Her Child's Life.
ANNA, Aug. 31-When the south bound
freight train on the Mobile & Ohio road was ap-
preaching Kaolin at full speed yesterday, the
engineer discovered the infant son of e. Haw-
kins. section foreman. on the track He could
not stop the heavy train. but yelled to the childs
mother. who stood on the platform. She was
dazed for moment, and then, Needless of con-
sequences to herself. jumped to save the child.
She struck by the engine and knocked ten
feet in the air, landing a stoneple. When
she picked up it was found that her skull
fractured and that she internally in
jured. She remained unconscious until this
morning, when she conscious for a few
minutes only. There is bare possibility of her
recovery, but it is extremely doubtful. The
child somehow got off the track at the last min
ute and was unhurt
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Killed with a Scale WEIGHT.

FINDLAY. O., Aug 3l-This morning Harry
Carleton. who was employed cook at the
Eagle restaurant was discharged. He came
back later in the day in intoxicated coudi-
ton. and began quarreling with Samuel Pence,
the bartender whom he accused of being the
cause of his dismissal. One word brought on
another, and Carleton struck at Pence and went
out the alley in the rear of the restaurant.
Pence followed. and on his way out picked up a
five pound scale weight. In the alley the quar-
rel renewed and Pence struck Carleton on
the left temple with the weight. fracturing his
skull and infiicting inju from which he died
at o'clock this evening After striking Garlic
ton, Pence went into the restaurant. drew his
money and fed. lie has not been captured but
officers are in pursuit.
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Morgan County Teachers.

special TO the IDdfanaDoIls JOurnak.
BETHANY PARK, Aug 3L-The teachers in
stitute, of Morgan county, met on monday
morning, with the largest attendance there has
been at an opening for years. About seventy
five teachers staying at the hotel at the Park
President Coombs, of Covineton. and Prof. l.. p
Thompson, of Purdue, have been the instruct
and lecturers. A. H. Harryman, editor of
The Current lectured this evening. The aver
age attendance is greater than before, but
the total snrolmenr is about as usual The iu-
structors for the remainder of the week are r.
NJ. Garrison, j. K. Starkey, J. E. Robinson, J.
b. Lemasters, c. A Harryman. A feature of
the Institute has been the crisp papers on bio
graphical and pedagogical subjects by teachers
of the county County Superintendent Henry
was fortunate in securing low rates from the
park managers and from the l., B. & w. r. r. ,
aud the venture of holding institute at the Park
seems to be assured.
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Policeman Killed by a Chinaman.

CHICAGO. Aug. 3L-A Chinaman and police
man assaulted each other with pistols late to-
night on the Milwaukee avenue viaduct, and the
Celestial killed his man. Chow Lam is the
Chinaman's name His weapon of the
largest pattern made a 48 caber. The police
mans name is Phil Foote. He leaves a widow
and two small children. Chow Lam had quar-
relied with two white in his laun-
dry, and upon drawing his big pistol
Upon them was chased down the street The
policeman joined in the pursuit and fired a shot
or two at the flying Chinaman. Chow Lam
suddenly wheeled round and returned the fire.
There a rapid interchange of bullets. The
policeman dropped. shot through the breast and
abdomen. Chow Lam. unhurt, was captui ed by
a patrol wagon. Officer Foote taken to
hospital. diving
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Minor Notes.

The MONTGOMERY county fair commences next
Monday, and the prospects are bright for sue
cessful exhibition in all the departments.
Mrs Mary Kelley, of Montgomery county,
has asked the court to grant her permission TO
give mortgage upon house owned jointly by
herself and husband. Her husband Is inmate
Of the insane asylum. and she desires to borrow
money and pay taxes that are due.
The following persons have been installed Of
fcers Of the Mcpherson WomanIs Relief CORPS,
No. 70, @. A r.. at Crawfordsville: President,
Mrs. Mary Travis: senior vice president, Mrs.
Mary Lamb; junior vice president. Mrs Hettie
Talbot; secretary, Mrs. Inc Bryant; treasurer,
Mrs. Ella Webster; chaplain, Mrs Ida McDan-
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LABOR INTERESTS.

Coal Operators Accede to the Demand of the
Miners for Two Weeks Pay Day.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
BRAZIL Ind, Aug. 81 The threatened strike
of miners throughout the State to secure tho
enforcement of House Bill No IA, which has be-
come law has been happily checked. far
Clay county is concerned. by the prompt action
of the operators in acceding to the demand and
in obeying the law. But one firm of operators
has failed to fall in line. and trouble is antic
pated from that Operators elsewhere
throughout the State yet to be heard from.
Inasmuch the law makes a semi-monthly pay
ment obligatory, it is safe to say the operators
will respect it. It's constitutionaity may be
tested in time but not now. The unorganized
condition of the miners who acted independent
of all ORDERS left alternative but for the op-
orators to comply or force strike. Had the
State Federation and Subdivision No. of Mi
ners Assembly of knights of Labor been able
10 control the miners, more tolerance would
have been manifested.
The first payday will next Saturday.
instead of week later. and regularly every
two weeks thereafter The pay at this season
of the year aggregates big round sum- close
on to $l5O.OO0 a month on an average The law
forbids contracts where payment is to be made
In anything else than good money, and truck
stores are likely TO go with monthly payments.
Aside from the suspicion of having to pay
higher price for the necessities of life, many
miners have found the truck" store con venient.
On the other hand, operators have found monthly
pay days to be disorganiZers. but little coal be-
ing mined for the next day two following.
Perhaps, now, every thing will go off just right.
Threatened Strike of Giess-Workers.
PITTsBURG, Aug 31.-There is now every
probability that all branches Of the glass indus
try will resume work without any trouble ex-
cepting the window-glass workers. Already a
majority of local firms and others near Pittsburg
have made arrangements to start up to morrow.
All trouble between the bottle ware and pre-
scripton glass manufacturers and their en-
ployes has been settled. and the factories will
resume operations to morrow after their usual
summer suspension. The tableware branch will
also start up on Thursday. although the wages
scale has not yet been arranged. A conference
of manufacturers and workmen is in
SION Pending settlement. the employees have
agreed to resume work. The window-glass
manufacturers and their employees have still
wide breach between them, and neither side
processes to have any idea to when work will
be resumed The employees want a ten per cent.
advance, which the manufacturers refuse
grant. The latter assert that they would prefer
to remain idle for year rather than pay the ad
vanced wages demanded. The strike which
eral thousand men out Of employment.
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WAsHINGToN. Aug. 31.-A petition signed by
citizens OF White Pine county, Nevada, has been
received at the General Land Office. accompa-
Diei with resolutions passed at a public meeting,
asking the interv ention or the land Office to
protect settlers gainst the unlawful appropria-
ton of the public domain by foreign sheep rails
ers. The petition recites that there are several
companies of Englishmen. mostly aliens having
large focks of sheep, which, travel from
and communicating the water used by settlers for
domestic purposes. 1t is also complained that
the dominion exercised the country by
these stock companies prevents settlers from
coming in, and makes it impossible for those
who there 10 have schools, churches and
other benefits of civilization. Actine-commis-
sioner Stockslager has directed that investi-
CATION be made into the matters complained of,
by snecial agent
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INDIANAAND ILLINOIS NEWS
Two Brothers Perish While Digging a
Well, Being Suffocated by Gases.
Old Swindle Revived and SUCCESSFULLY Prac-
ticed on Gullible Farmers-MOther Fa-
tally Hurt in Trying to Save Her Child.
INDIANA.

WelI-Diggers Overcome by Foul Air, Dying
Before Help Arrives.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WABASH, Aug 3L-At o'clock this after
noon two men named Darrow were overcome by
damps while digging well on the farm of Mr..
McNamee. FIVE miles east Of this city. Before
help arrived both persisted. One of the
bodies was secured by large hook; the other
has not yet been brought to the surface. No
can be found who will venture into the we'll.
The dead men were aged thirty and forty, re-
spectively. and were brothers. Both resided in
the vicinity and were well known.
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Claims He La a tIartYr.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 31-A local paper this
morning contained what purported to be re-
port of a telephone conversation between E. l..
Harper late of the Fidelity National Bank, and
his wife. in which she stated that she would
never visit him again as her eyes had been
opened to his unfaithfulness. Seeing this. Har
per has written card denouncing the article
q base lie. and says that hs wife and babe had
been in Dayton, living with the jailer's family.
since Aug Is.
He adds: Mrs. Harper has every confidence
in every particular, unless it be called crime
for me to have ruined myself in trying to pre-
vent other people from breaking the bank"
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Business Embarrassments.

Boston, Aug &c. A. Campbell. extensive
coal dealer. with Offices corner State and Kilby
streets and wharves at Chelsea, suspended pay
ment to-day, taking this course for the benefit
of his creditors The direct and indirect liahil-
ties will reach $3.50 900, with assets of $3.50 OOO
which will about cover the direct liabilities.
The failure is caused by the large failure in
Philadelphia.
TExARCANA Ark, Aug. 3I-The firm of
Munzeshemer & Klein, wholesale dealers in
general merchandise, was closed last night by
creditors attachments aggregatine 500 00O
The principal creditors IN Texas, Mississippi
and Cincinnati. They claim to be solvent. A
Goldsberg clothing merchant. also closed
on attachments aggregatiLg $1l, 900.
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The Charleston Camp Meeting.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
CHARLESTON, Aug 31.-The camp meeting
being held in the fair ground, near this city.
ig largely attended and well conducted. Over
grounds. Thousands of people were present
last Sunday to hear Evangelist Wilson and Rev.
Kennedy, who very interesting speakers.
The meeting will continue over next Sunday,
when large attendance is anticipated.